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Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaperhttps://archive.ph/Aslqn

  • reading
  • denmark
  • information-diet
  • reading
  • denmark
  • information-diet

Denmark is planning to remove the 25 percent value-added tax on books to fight the "reading crisis" happening. Great idea!

Original article here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/world/europe/denmark-books-tax-reading.html

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August 22, 2025 at 2:27:35 PM GMT+2
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Trying out KOReader and Wallabag (the first few days and months) - Getting excited about reading again · Hook’s Humble Homepagehttps://matija.suklje.name/trying-out-koreader-and-wallabag-the-first-few-days-and-months

  • reading
  • open-source
  • self-hosting
  • reading
  • open-source
  • self-hosting

As someone who tried Pocket and other alternatives in the past, and currently very happy with Readwise Reader, Wallabag is still an interesting alternative I am keeping an eye on. Especially since reading articles on my Kindle has been on my wishlist.

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May 26, 2025 at 5:44:08 PM GMT+2
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The Tim Ferriss Show | #802: Craig Modhttps://podcastindex.org/podcast/739525?episode=35291779222

  • podcast
  • writing
  • reading
  • focus
  • podcast
  • writing
  • reading
  • focus

I am a big fan of what Craig Mod is doing, so I listened to the 2-hour-long podcast episodes with Tim Ferriss. It was super interesting to listen to! Second episode is right here https://podcastindex.org/podcast/739525?episode=35378646190

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April 7, 2025 at 4:11:35 PM GMT+2
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That Cool New Bookstore? It’s a Barnes & Noble. - WSJhttps://archive.ph/3A6gL

  • business
  • reading
  • book
  • business
  • reading
  • book

America’s biggest bookstore chain is being reinvented. To understand the strategy for its 596 stores, look at the most famous one.

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October 10, 2024 at 6:52:04 PM GMT+2
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  • Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper : Denmark is planning to remove the 25 percent value-added tax on books to fight the "reading crisis" happening. Great idea! Original article here https...
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